Now, why on Earth would Reuters choose to identify the late Jerry Goldsmith as the “Rambo” composer, when he won an Oscar for The Omen and composed many other great scores? One uncharitable theory would be that Reuters never misses the opportunity to portray Americans as violent warmongers…even in its entertainment news. But surely that …
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A fine upright young monkey
This is weird: after nearly dying from a viral infection, this macaque at an Israeli zoo has begun walking upright like a human being.
Writing Diary: July 21, 2004
A productive day, once I got some odds and ends done in the morning. I spent a good solid two hours at Second Cup on Shards of Excalibur; still didn’t quite get to the end, which is frustrating, because I absolutely have to finish reading the page proofs for Lost in Translation and I think …
Last man on the moon
This is too cool for words. We did this: human beings did this. For three years starting 35 years ago, we went to another world, walked around on it, rode around on it, studied it, looked back at our world in wonder. We made the first hesitant steps into the infinite universe that surrounds us. …
X-Prize countdown to begin
Alan Boyle reports in his Cosmic Log that the X Prize Foundation is planning an announcement on July 27 that will likely start a 60-day countdown for seeking the $10 million spaceflight prize. Apparently both SpaceShipOne team leader Burt Rutan and da Vinci Project (that’s the team that plans to launch from here in Saskatchewan!) …
Writing Diary: July 20, 2004
Somewhat belatedly–hey, yesterday was my birthday!–here’s my writing note for July 20: A good day, actually. I got my science column out to my e-subscribers, the blog and the Regina Leader Post, then did a nice big swatch of re-writing on Shards of Excalibur–I’d rather hoped to finish it, but that wasn’t to be; today, …
Some thoughts on healing and "closure"…
…a term I loathe. Perhaps I need a government inquiry or a professional counsellor. Whichever.
Apollo 11’s 35th anniversary
It’s hard to believe, for those of us of a certain age, but July 20 marked the 35th anniversary of the first manned moon landing (and, as it happens, the 35th anniversary of my 10th birthday, in case you’re wondering just what “a certain age” is). In January, President George W. Bush called for the …
No ammonia on Mars after all?
Hmmm. I wondered why the BBC article I linked to earlier about ammonia on Mars was the only article on the subject I’d seen. Maybe now I know why.
Apollo 11’s 35th anniversary
It’s hard to believe, for those of us of a certain age, but July 20 marked the 35th anniversary of the first manned moon landing (and, as it happens, the 35th anniversary of my 10th birthday, in case you’re wondering just what “a certain age” is). In January, President George W. Bush called for the …
On a personal note:
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear me, happy birthday to me!
Writing Diary: July 19, 2004
Today being Monday, the first part of it (well, after the brisk walk around the lake in the warm, humid morning–yes, humidity in Regina! Will wonders never cease?–and the coffee date with my wife) was spent on writing this week’s science column. The topic was a no-brainer: tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of Apollo 11, …
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